The nightmares of sleep apnea: Nightmare frequency declines with increasing apnea hypopnea index

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-73

  Pagel, J F ^a   Kwiatkowski, Carol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rocky Mt Sleep   (United States)

Author keywords

Dream; Nightmare; Obstructive sleep apnea; Recall; REMS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DREAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHTMARE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 77749245990     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27713     Document Type: Article

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